Single-engine piston

N957DK

2015 Homebuilt Highlander

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2015

Serial

JA268-06-12

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 912ULS series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Melcap LLC (LLC)

Based

Fort Worth, TX

What's N957DK worth? Track flights

Registration record

N957DK on the FAA register

Type

2015 Homebuilt Highlander

Serial

JA268-06-12

Engines

Rotax 912ULS series

Registered owner

Melcap LLC

Fort Worth, TX

Certificate issued

2025-08-22

Airworthiness date

2015-04-27

Registration expires

2032-08-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

AD4EFD

Mode S (octal)

53247375

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Kit

Just Aircraft Llc HIGHLANDER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2032-08-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-11-27
Accident at Brazos, TX; damage: substantial.
2025-08-22
Certificate of registration issued as N957DK.
2015-04-27
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).

Overview

About N957DK

N957DK is a 2015 Homebuilt Highlander, serial number JA268-06-12. The FAA register lists Melcap LLC as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 27, 2015.

N957DK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-11-27 Accident · Brazos, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN26LA055

Reported aircraft: Just Highlander

Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering along a river.

NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Texas

N957AN

2001 Boeing 737-823

N957BA

Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 / SA227-DC

N957BT

2008 Cessna Turbo 206H Stationair

N957JX

2000 Embraer EMB-145LR

N957SP

2014 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX

N957TW

2020 Homebuilt Titanium Explorer

All 29,945 aircraft registered in Texas →

Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

N825JS2015 American Champion 7-EC
N87EC2007 American Champion 7-EC
N141EX2026 Elixir Aircraft Elixir
N2198V1948 Cessna 140
N10782004 Iniziative Industraili Italia Sky Arrow 650TCNS
N177P1975 Cessna 177RG

Browse: Aircraft registered in Texas· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.